In this 11-minute lecture from Rebellion in EM 2021, Dr. Haney Mallemat, MD discusses the limitations for transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and the benefits of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).
Haney Mallemat, MD
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Associate Professor
Cooper University Health Care
Twitter: @CriticalCareNow
Objectives
- Discuss the limitations of TTE in cardiac arrest
- Review the benefits of TEE in cardiac arrest
Why TEE > TTE in Cardiac Arrest:
- Image Quality Better
- Find Reversible Causes
- More Time on the Chest
- Improve Compression Quality
- Procedural Guidance
Post Peer Reviewed By: Salim R. Rezaie, MD (Twitter: @srrezaie)
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